A World of Wisdom

A big book of sayings, expressions and proverbs from all over the world!

Over 330 illustrated sayings, comparing equivalent versions of certain ideas like 'too many cooks spoil the broth' and 'between a rock and a hard place', as well as unique ideas on beards, books, dancing and all kinds of animal fun.

There was a lot of research that went into this collection, the biggest project I've ever worked on as a solo endeavour. It's come together really nicely though and I'm excited that I can share it with everyone!

Soundimals

Soundimals as a series began in 2013 as I started illustrating the sounds animals are said to make in different languages.

The idea of onomatopoeic words changing around the world really interested me, since they're all just interpretations of the same sound, shaped by the culture and language of each place. So I started researching and drawing them and posting them on tumblr!

They got pretty popular and shared around a lot, so in October 2014, I published the first book "Soundimals: An Illustrated Guide to Animal Sounds in Other Languages". It has since gone on to sell over 1000 copies

Office Life v Working from Home

Commissioned comics for Toggl.com, it was fun finding all the pros and cons of office work v freelance pyjama-based loneliness!

International Business Tips

A commissioned post for Toggl.com, mixing my love of our cultural differences with the world of fast-paced executive business

Graphene Outreach Booklet

Commissioned by the University of Manchester Graphene CDT Group. These booklets are handed out at scientific outreach events, and were designed with an aim to generate some excitement for graphene for a younger audience.

The scientific content was tailored to be accessible to all, and the Bee mascot was designed as a way to guide the audience through the process.

A great project to work on, uniting my love of illustration and knowledge of science.

Biomaterials Outreach Book

Another booklet commissioned by the University of Manchester to use at scientific outreach events.

This booklet is aimed at a slightly older audience (13+) than the Graphene outreach book, and as such deals with more of the scientific side. And of course by focusing on mending a broken heart, we managed to address a major concern for the lovelornteen audience.

The challenge this time was to convey the information while still keeping it as light of a read as possible, using illustration to tell the story in ways words could not.

Translated Movies

In some countries, movies get released with excitingly different names.These are some that I illustrated for an article on Babbel.com

Movie Posters

Adventure Time Print

A design from back in 2013, trying to combine as many characters from Adventure Time into one image without getting into a big ol' mess.

Great British Garden Birds Print

This was made as a present for my brother, a fan of birds.Using the listing from the RSPB of the most commonly found garden birds of 2016, I put together a simple but fun identification chart to aid him in his spotting.

Personal Commissions

Some commissioned illustrations for presents and profile pictures.

If you're interested in getting a personal print, please get in touch! They're always a lot of fun to work on.

Head and shoulders start from £30Full body from £45

For a more accurate quote, please visit the contact page above, or email here

Wedding Commission

Portraits of the couple, and location print.

David Bowie

My contribution to Sound & Vision, a charity art exhibition in honour of David Bowie.

Held in Manchester in March 2016, artists on display included Stanley Chow, Jonathan Edwards and Hammo

Wax Seals

To add a touch of class to the orders I post out, I designed some custom wax seals to stamp on each one.

Official seals of approval are given people at conventions who are especially nice/can name all the members of the Black Eyed Peas.

Official Seal of Approval Awards

Given away at conventions to lucky customers

Album of the Year Lists

Over the past few years, I've tried to keep up to speed on new music and selecting my favourite albums at the end of the year. I'm not much of a music critic, but sometimes I like what I hear.

These were some quick illustrations for my blog of my faves from 2015 and 2014.

Hourly Comic Day 2018

A comic every hour I was awake for, from Thursday February 1st 2018. The third year I tried this challenge, and the best quality comics so far! Tough on the hands to draw all day in addition to regular work, but a lot of fun nonetheless.

Hourly Comic Day 2017

Wednesday 1st February 2017 was hourly comic day, a day for drawing a comic for each hour of the day you're awake

It's a real challenge, but it's a lot of fun.

So this is how my day went!

Hourly Comic Day 2016

Hourly Comic Day traditionally takes place on February 1st, with artists all over the world chronicling their day with a comic every hour.

This was my attempt from Monday February 1st 2016.

Translated Characters

While TV and movie titles are changed from language to language, so to are the names of the characters.

These were a few illustrations I posted on my blog, and later picked up by BuzzFeed

UK County Slogans

US States have all those exciting tshirt slogansThe Sunshine StateDon't Mess with TexasVirginia is for Lovers

These were made as a funny little way of promoting the lovely counties of Great Britain back in 2012.

Collective Nouns

A commissioned post for language-site Babbel.com.They were a lot a lot of fun to work on. There were so many odd collections to illustrate, it was hard to whittle it down to just 8.

Movie Charts

Sometimes I put my PhD to good use and make GRAPHS. These are some about exciting like movies!The Robert De Niro one was really popular, to the point I think he spoke about it on a podcast. I'm so sorry, Robert, please don't break my legs :(

A new system for movie reviews, to distinguish betweenenjoyable bad movies and harrowing good ones.